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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03
OFF FOR THE SHORE.

The innocent young men who come out here
for the first time with ideas of European
comfort and civilization, thinking they have
nothing to do but '-go ashore at once are
naturally somewhat startled to find that the
first question is whether they can 20 ashore
at all. Old stagers talk so coolly Of heavy
! beach" that it is rather shock TO learn that
this simple phrase implies the breaking upon
the beach Of so violent a surf as to involve
the certainty Of being capsized and the very
strong probability of being drowned In the
offing lies steamer which has already waited
here two days with passengers whom she can
not land even in native surf boat, the only
craft which has any, chance Of living, il such
a sea. However, the breakers ara little less
formidable now, and native boatnlan's YER
dict OF ''naaf" middiing} sutficas 70 encourage
Us to venture. The acting governor of
Lagos, the Hon. Frederick Evans. for whom
a special SURF boat has been sent out BIZ the
the treasurer, kindly offers me n SCAT il H.
So we jump, or rather tumble. into the
dancing boat, which bumps against our knees
one minute and is yards away beneath oar
feet the next, and away We go to find out
whether we are to be drowned or not
Up and down, up and down, with the spray
lashing our faces and the water gurgliny
round our feet, now rising far into the air on
hilltop of seethInS foam, now p!unging with
a dizzy swing into the depths of a shadoHy
green valley between two towering walls of
dark water. Every moment il seems as if
we must certainly be overwhelmed by some
huge roller" which comes rushing on, curl
ing its vast, snowy crestS far above our heads
Ike falling avalanche But the monster
always misses Ms by hairs breadth, for the
gaunt, black scarecrows who sit perched
along our rocking gunwale, each with on
foot in sort of stirrup OF rope fixed in the
boats side, have no match along the whole
Guinea coast for such work as this
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03

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, 1887-01-13
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%TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A Passenger Train Wrecked
in Nebraska.
The House Passes the Anti
Mormon Bill.
Gentiles Jubilant and the
MOrmons Depressed.
Train Wrecklng in Nobraska.

Aldih "ISChlnk III INtDId6hd.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. l2.-The south
bound passenger train on the Missouri
Pacific extension, which left Omaha last
night and was due here this morning, was
wrecked near Dunbar, Neb., about mid
night. The wreck was caused by the
loosening Of Il rail. done by parties I'm
known. Several spikes and ish-plates
had been removed and the train, coming
along at the rate of thirty miles an hour,
plunged fifteen feet down an embank-
ment and landed in a snowdrift. James
Dewitt, OF W~yandotte, Kan, engineer,
was caught under the boiler and killed,
his body not being recovered at last ac-
counts. Frank Meneweth, express mes
senger, whose home is in this city, was
internally hurt and may die. A lady
whose name was not learned was badly
hurt, but the other passengers are not
seriously injured so far as known here.
All were shaken up, however, and more
or less injured. The entire train left the
track, and probably the loss OF life would
have been increased except for the snow
bank, which broke the force Of the
plunge.
Missouri Pacific officials here state that
the wreck is the result Of the third at
tempt Upon the life of Dewitt, the en-
gineer. They say some of the men en-
gagged in the strike last spring cherished a
grudge against Dewitt, because he was an
active supporter Of the company during
the great strike. They assert that the
wreck near Wyandotte, for which Hamil-
ton has just been tried, was the result of
a plot against Dewitt's life, but his train
not the first to pass over the track as
expected. Subsequently, they say, a
second attempt was made, and last night
is the third. Several suspicious looking
men, it is said, were seen lettering about
the station at Dunbar last evening. Tracks
found leading from the scene of the
which may furnish a clue. The
sheriff and others are searching the neigh
borhood, and a reward will be offered for
the wreckers. A number of California
excursionists were among the party.
The conductor says that ffty-two pas
were aboard and that their escape
death was miraculous.
, 1887-01-13

SALT LAKE. Jan. l2.-The news OF
the passage OF the Edmunds-T Tucker bill
was received with enthusiasm by the
Gentiles of Utah and a depression of
spirit among the Mormons. The general
sentiment among the Gentiles Is that the
best men must come to the front IN the
administration of public affairs and give
a better government than the Mormons
ever have or knew how to do. With ex-
ultation on every hand there runs a quiet
feeling of moderation and determination
to take no unfair advantage of the situa-
ton. The earnest desire Of all hands to
lift the territory up to a place OF good
government, efficient administration it
always lacked, that its languishing bust
ness may prosper and capital be assured
OF stability and protection, and he relieved
of menaces to mining and other indus
tries hitherto threatened. All believe
that an new era of prosperity for all will
now dawn on the territory.
, 1887-01-13
Bismarck Still Determined.

BERLIN, Jan. l2.-Debate on the army
bill was resumed in The reichstag to-day.
DR.. Windthorst again spoke in favor of a
triennate term. Prince Bismarck replied
that in three years Germany might be
confronted with altered circumstances. In
speaking of the imperial army, the chan
cellor said he had no intention to detract
from the right of sovereigns of federal
states as heads of their respective armies;
nor, he continued, would the government
contest the right OF the house to criticize
the bill during the debate on the budget,
provided the governments proposals we're
now accepted. In concluding. he again
assured the house that he would not aban-
don a hairs breadth of the bill, and must
insist upon a full scope of the measure.
The reichstag her adjourned.
Prince Bismarck has long daily confer
ences with the emperor with reference, it
is supposed, to the position of the reich
stag. In government circles it is believed
that Il decision on the bill will be taken
to morrow. The government supporters
despair of the passage of the measure.
At a meeting to-day of the Ultramon-
tame members of the reichstag, 1t was I'M
animously decided only to vote for the
triennate. The conviction gains ground
that a majority of the reichstas will sup
port this decision.
, 1887-01-13
The House Passes the Anti Nor
mon Bill.

mon Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-The house has
passed without division the Tucker sub
stitute Tor the Edmunds anti-polygamy
bill.
The anti Mormon bill, as it passed the
house to day by the adoption of the Tucker
substitute for Edmunds' senate bill,
makes the lawful husband or wife of any
person prosecuted for bigamy, polygamy
or unlawful cohabitation a competent wit
ness against the accused, and further pro-
vides for the registration of all marriages,
making it a misdemeanor for any person
to violate the provisions relative to such
registration. 1t annuls all territorial laws
providing for the Identification OF votes OF
electors at any election, and also all laws
comforting ON territorial courts the power
to determine divorce cases, and abolishes
woman suffrage in the territory of Utah.
Penalties are prescribed for unlawful in
%tercourse, and polygamy is defined as Il
marriage between one person of one sex
and more than one person of another sex,
and is declared to be n felony.
The financial corporations known as the
Church of the Latter Day Saints and
Perpetual Emigration Fund company are
dissolved, and the attorney general is
directed to wind them UP by process in
the courts, and all laws for the organiza-
ton of the militia of the territory and
creation Of the Nauvoo legion is annulled.
P~olygamists are made ineligible to vote.
and a test oath is prescribed to all per-
sons desiring to vote that they will obey
the laws of the United States, and cs-
pecially the laws in respect to crimes de-
fined in this and the original Edmunds
bill. The bill provides for the immediate
appointment by the president of all judges
and selectmen of the county and probate
and by the governor of all Justices
Of the peace, sheriffs, constables and other
and district officers. The bill, as
amended by the adoption of the substi-
tute, will now be transmitted to the SEN
ate for the action ofthat body.
, 1887-01-13
To Commemorate the Queens
Jubilee.

LONDON, Jan. IA meeting was
held in st. James palace to-day of gem
tlemen interested in the promotion OF the
establishment OF an imperial institute.
The Prince of Wales presided, explaining
the object Of the meeting. He said the
general feeling of the people of the EN-
pire favored the giving of some signal
proof of love and loyalty to the queen on
the occasion of the Jubilee of her reign,
and an imperial institute was the fittcst
memorial that could be erected. \ reso-
luton was passed that an imperial insti-
ute would be a fitting memorial of the
queens Jubilee and directing that the pec-
pie OF the queens dominions shall be ap-
pealed to for funds to support and main
tain such an institution.
A meeting was held at the Mansion
house after the ad iournment OF the St.
James palace meeting. Many noble and
distinguished people attended. The meet
ing adopted a resolution declaring that in
grateful recognition of the blessings en-
ioyed by the English people during her
maiesty's presence on the throne, a me
mortal worthy of record and of the COM
pletion of fifty years of reign by the queen
should be erected by voluntary contribu-
tons from British subjects throughout
the empire dominions.
, 1887-01-13
The Freight Mems Strike.

NEWPORT News, Va, Jan. l2.-This
morning a train with nearly a hundred
laborers from Albemarle county reached
Newport News, and the men vent to
work moving freight under protection of
the State guard "a co!ored company from
Richmond. An arbitration committee of
the Knights of Labor assembly asked for
a conference with Gen. Wickham, vice
president of the road, but he positively
refused to arbitrate. Some of the negroes
are very ~insolent and intimate that there
will be bloodshed tonight. Members of
the police fierce say most Of them are
armed with revolvers. There are no indi-
cations at present of a collision between
the military and the strikers.
, 1887-01-13
The Indiana Legislative Row.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. l2.-There was
but little d%iminution in the number of
people at the capitol this morning. and
the usual careful scrutiny was maintained
in admitting visitors to the senate cham
Der. Drake, of the Republican minority,
presented a preamble and resolution recit-
ing that Lieutenant Governor Robinson
was present, and having qualified, was
ready to perform the duties of the presid-
ing officer Of the senate, and providing for
the appointment of a committee Of two to
escort him to the chair. The preamble
and resolution were rejected by a party
vote. Senator Winter, of the minority,
will file n protest, and this will probably
lead to a bolt.
, 1887-01-13
Lord Iddesleigh's Death.

LONDON, Jan. l2.-Dr. Mortimer
Granville, Lord Iddesleigh's physician,
has issued a bulletin in relation to his
lordship's death. In it he says. Lord
lddesleigh. for many years past has suf-
fered with cardiac affections, which, while
not placing his life in immediate peril,
rendered the prospect OF its sudden ter
mination only too possible. He died OF
syncope. The melancholy event, although
startling to those around him, has not
been unforeseen by his immediate friends
and it has been anticipated by his medi-
cal attendants.
Sir James Ferguson, under secretary for
foreign affairs, in an interview said: Lord
Iddesleigh. a moment before leaving the
foreign Office, spoke to me very calmly
about quitting Office. He expressed the
hope that IL separation would not be
permanent.
An absolutely cure for chicken cholera
has been found in st. Jacobs oil. Price
fifty cents.
, 1887-01-13
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Granville Prewitt was hanged at Month
cello, KY. Yesterday, Tor the murder of
James Buck and his sister, on Oct.
10, 1856.
Herman Donker, his wife and babe,
and his wiie's father, all of Youngstown,
o., are afflicted with trichinosis from eat
ing raw pork sausage.
-Four hundred coal miners at the Ma
tional mines of Walters & Ferris. near
Washingtonville, o., have struck for an
advance of three cents per ton
As a result of the coal handlers strike
at Perth Amboy, three collie-ies at Shen-
andoah have suspended operations for an
indefinite period. Several thousand men
and boys are thrown out of work.
The Philadelphia commercial exchange
yesterday adopted a resolution endorsing
the Interstate commerce bill, now before
congress, especially the provisions in re-
gard to pooling and long and short bauls.
James Miller, a farmer, and Abel
Campbell, a laborer, while crossing the
track of the Baltimore n Ohio road, near
Charleston, W. Va, in Il sleigh, were
struck by a passing train and both in
stantly killed.
Senator Henderson has introduced a
bill to facilitate promotions and to retire
from active service, on their own applica-
ton, officers Of the army who served dur
ing the war OF the rebellion three years as
officers or enlisted men in the volunteer
or regular army.
The National Farmers congress held in
Washington, yesterday adopted resolu-
tons urging the passage by congress OF
bills to make the commissioner of a%gricul-
ture a cabinet officer; to extend the bene-
fits of the signal service to farmers; to
regulate the inter state commerce bill, and
the Hatch experimental farm bill.
, 1887-01-13
Proposals for the Construction of
Buildings at Fort Bridger. Wyo.
HEADERS Dept OF THE PLATTE,
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,

OFFICE OF CHIEF QuARTERMAsTER,
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. |, 1887.
Sealed proposals, in triplicate, subject
to the usual conditions, will be received
at this Office, and by the post quarter
master, Fort Bridger, Wyo., until l
o'clock p. M, central standard time, Feb.
/, 1887, at which time and places they
will be opened in presence OF bidders, for
furnishing all the materials and labor nee
essary for constructing the following
buildings at Fort Bridger, Wyo., viz:
One set of infantry barracks, one guard
house, one oil house. Bids are invited
for buildings constructed of stone or
frame with stone foundations. Proposals
may be made for either or all of the build
Bids for material and for labor may be
made separately. Preference will be
given to articles of domestic pro-
OF price and quality being equal, and
such preference given to articles of Amer
lean production and manufacture pro-
duced on the Pacific coast to the extent OF
the consumption required by the public
service there. The government reserves
the right to reject any or all bids or parts
thereof. Plans and specifications with
blank proposals and circular giving full in
formation to bidders may be obtained or
examined at this office and at the post
quartermaster's Office, Fort Bridger, Wyo.
Envelopes containing proposals to be
marked Proposals for Construction at
Fort Bridger, and addressed to the I'M
dersigned or to the post q~uartermaster,
Fort Bridger, Wyo.
&. b. DANDY,
Chief Quartermaster.
, 1887-01-13
A Good Showing.

ST.. PAIL, Jan. ia Helena, Mont.
special to the Pioneer Press y Gov.
ernor Hauser read his message to the leg.
islature today. The territory is out of
debt and has $57, 900 in the treasury. He
recommends Al increase in the judiciary;
endorses the school system; declares the
timber laws repressive of timber land de-
velopment; favors rival railway lines, and
shows that over 1000 miles of road will
be built next year.
, 1887-01-13

BISMARCK, Jan. l2.-The council and
house met in Joint session this afternoon,
and Governor Pierce delivered his fare
well message. The finances of the terri
tory, as well as its educational and chart
table institutions, are shown to be in a
fiourishing condition.
, 1887-01-13
Fourteen Years.

SAN Francisco, Jan. l2.-Calvin
Pratt, who was e~x;radited from Japan
and convicted of forging checks on the
Pacific bank of this city, amounting to
$4,000, was sentenced to fourteen years
in states prison TODAY.
, 1887-01-13

CHICAGO. Jan. IL. Observation-Disclosures,
1900; market weak and l0(d20 cents
lower, shipping steers, 9j0@l, 800 pounds,
50. 30(a 100; fancy steers, s.. 80; stockers
and feeders strong, 81. 40(d $50; Texas
cattle, s.. 2j@3.25; meal fed Wyomings,
81 40.
, 1887-01-13

An appreciative public have rewarded
Lees, Hendricks & Co, Chicago. manu-
iacturers Of Select Corned Beef Hash,
with a large patronage. They sell an
honest article and charge an honest price.
See advertisement in another column.
, 1887-01-13
Nails Going Up.

~PITTsBuRo, Jan. l2.-At a meeting of
the Western Nail Association, held here
to day, it wa unanimously decided to adj
vance the card rate from 81. 40 to s.. co
per key.
, 1887-01-13

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dition of hopeless debility. The means
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bodies the combined qualities Of a blood
fertilizer and depurent, a tonic and an
Alternative. While it promotes digestion
and assimilation, and stimulates appetite,
has the further effect of purifying the life
current and strengthening the nervous sys-
tenn. As the blood grows richer and
purer by its use, they who resort to this
sterling medicinal agent, acquire not only
vigor, but bodily substance. A healthiul
change in the secretion is effected by it,
and that sure and rapid physical decay,
which a chronic obstruction Of the func-
lions of the system produce is arrested.
The prime causes of disease being re-
moved. health is speedily renovated and
vigor restored.
, 1887-01-13

CARSON, New, Jan. l2-The legisla-
ture in joint convention to-day elected
VIM. NJ. Stewart United States senator
by n vote of % out of 60.
, 1887-01-13
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etc. We guarantee Acker's English
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, 1887-01-13

Engraving in all its branches Is done at
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, 1887-01-13

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, 1887-01-13
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-06


horticultural society,
Special to tie Gazette.
PILOT Po1NT, TEX, Oct. 5.-The
"appla" meeting Of the Horticultural
Society took place yesterday, and was Of
special interest to slI who sttended. The
exhibition Of fruits and flowers were
very fac and CrediIsbIa to Pilot Point
and North Texas, The president, j, C
Ne@buTy, il very appropriate address
welcomed The visitors who were present
from abroad, which included T V. Mum
son, DeuisOn, president Texas State
Horticultural Society; j. NimoD, Dan
GromGn and A. Il. Sherley, fruit growers
at Den'son; J. NJ. Howell, editor hCrti-
cultural department Farm and Ranch,
mentioning particularly the hearty CO.
operation B0f tie Denison people in
the meeting Of this society. 4 letter was
read from Colonel Ross, visiting in North
Chrollns, in which he regrets his inability
To meet with the society, &nd suggests
That the sociotg offsr premium for the
pest cultivated ten ceres il farm crops.
Tee next essay YVES read from Matt
Stevens Of FOTney, Tex, on grapes,
hiT. Manson of DenlsOn, VINO is conceded
TO be tins best authority on grape culture
ii the United Si6tes IN discussing this
psper, gave minute descriptions OF the
mary native species in Texas, ElsO giving
directions Tor ETbridiziDg. At the ccu-
clpsion # MS talk the president c0ngrst-
ul&ted the society, as well as She state o!
Texas, in being fortunate in having mem
hers au& citizens who stand a. the head
OF the scientific investigation in Ameri-
can grapes.
The following are few Of fhe most in
portant premium awards: Best display
house plants, Mrs. Il. n. johnson, So
best display cut roseg, Mrs J. c. New
bury. So; best collection preserves, Mrs
J. B. PoDdrow, 80; best collection jslNes
Mrs. Nj z. Edwards, So; best loGf light
bread, Mrs. H d CaGwell, So; bess loa
cornbresd, Mrs. NJ 3 Edwards, So; hes
! collection named varieties (42) apples, "
". Craven, $40; best collection peaches
| five varieties, g. II. Davis, 50; best ope-
hali busnel wheat, J. c. Thomas, So 80
! best collection heId corn, 4. Il. Bryant
| 81 90; best collection vegetables, R. B
Crisler, 50. so; best collection sweet DO
tstoes, Dan Gorman, four varieties
| 81 90; best collection melons. Adsir
Sl.00; best plate butter, Mrs. j. T. Ell
more, $3.50. G. r. Bryant had or exhi
bltfon Egyptian wheat, upland rice al,
Callfornis honey cane which measure
| sixteen feet in length. Three long tsble
were spread and they we're ell full Of th
various articles brought in.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-06
a Western Union Extension.

OPNNIN4I W sIIO u-LtttGr
LAREDO, TEX, Get. Sit has been as
certained here that arrangements have
been consummated by which the Western
Union Telegraph Company Will build 10
Corpus Christi, connecting there with the
line from Brownsville. This line will,
when completed, virtually cut oE the
route from Corpus to Houston, which it
is SAID, viii be abandoned and NIL bust
ness from Mexico via Brownsville will
come through to Laredo ana out by San
Antonio. Me-. L. G. Baker, superinterd-
ent OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, is now in the city, anc his
presence gives evidence to the shove re-
pOTt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-06
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